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Royals honor Yordano Ventura during spring training

Posted at 1:58 PM, Feb 14, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-14 14:58:04-05

The Kansas City Royals are honoring Yordano Ventura during spring training.

The Royals posted photos on their Facebook page of the tributes to Ace in Surprise, Arizona.

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One photo shows a sign that says, “Ace 30” hanging above the doorway of the locker room.

The second photo is of an empty locker with an “Ace 30” name plate above it.

The post was captioned with “He’s always with us.”

Ventura passed away in January after a car crash in the Domincan Republic.

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Royals officials say they will continue to honor Ventura throughout the season.

 

 

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